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Calculating the CQS and Duv from the SPD curve of: Philips TLD 36W/95: FL - 5000K - 90.00 CRI

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Illuminant: TLD 36W/95

CCT: 4305K | Duv: 0.0035 | CQS: 93.7

CQS Calculations

CQS - Calculation Summary

  • Find the chromaticity xy co-ordinates of the test source from its calculated CIE 1931 color space XYZ values.
  • Determine the correlated color temperature (CCT) of the test source and select the appropriate black body reference source.
  • Illuminate the fifteen CQS test colour samples, alternately using both sources.
  • Calculate the CIE 1976 (L*, a*, b*) color space coordinates of the light reflected by each sample.
  • Calculate the various ΔC*ab and ΔE*ab values as indicated in the table below.
  • Calculate the overall CQS using the equation: CQS = 10 * log(exp(((100-ScalingFactor*OverAllΔE*abSF))/10)+1)
    • With the ScalingFactor of 3.2
    • OverAllΔE*abSF = √[(ΔE*abSF_1)² + (ΔE*abSF_2)² + ... + (ΔE*abSF_15)²]
  • See the information page for more information.

IlluminantBlack Body
X98.015399.8236
Y100100
Z67.052571.4892
u0.21790.2201
v0.33350.3307

 VS01VS02VS03VS04VS05VS06VS07VS08VS09VS10VS11VS12VS13VS14VS15
Δx-0.0010.0030.002-0.001-0.001-0.003-0.003-0.003-0.001-0.001-0.0000.0020.0010.0050.003
Δy0.0050.000-0.0000.0010.0030.0030.0050.0090.0110.0130.0140.0130.0110.0090.007
ΔC*ab0.161.48-0.06-1.72-1.41-1.93-0.241.551.831.420.39-1.15-1.73-0.070.37
ΔE*ab0.22.93.12.61.62.11.61.82.02.52.82.52.00.90.7
ΔE*abSF0.12.53.12.61.62.11.61.00.72.12.82.52.00.90.6
CQ1009290929593959798939192949798
p(ΔC*ab)0.161.480.000.000.000.000.001.551.831.420.390.000.000.000.37
p(ΔC*abWL)0.161.480.000.000.000.000.001.551.831.420.390.000.000.000.37

IlluminantVS01VS02VS03VS04VS05VS06VS07VS08VS09VS10VS11VS12VS13VS14VS15
x0.59370.54810.52300.47760.42860.37390.29110.25360.24630.21770.21060.25880.36570.44410.5062
y0.32860.38130.43070.46760.49460.50710.50230.41730.36060.30130.25940.24660.28830.31100.3179
u0.41260.33840.29370.24950.21220.17940.13790.13520.14410.14090.14800.19020.25530.30400.3489
v0.34250.35310.36280.36650.36740.36490.35690.33380.31650.29250.27350.27190.30200.31930.3287
L*42.3661.6268.9876.6976.9066.1856.1755.6556.3446.3137.4736.9749.6759.4250.77
a*56.9045.5527.125.52-16.13-32.07-49.97-45.49-35.38-25.96-14.045.2525.4043.4450.50
b*29.5346.6766.8870.4461.8241.8218.71-6.88-21.95-36.03-41.45-40.27-24.25-7.157.15
C*ab64.1165.2172.1770.6663.8952.7053.3646.0141.6344.4143.7740.6135.1244.0351.01

Black BodyVS01VS02VS03VS04VS05VS06VS07VS08VS09VS10VS11VS12VS13VS14VS15
x0.59440.54470.52090.47850.42990.37670.29440.25650.24760.21860.21090.25720.36480.43930.5028
y0.32380.38100.43100.46650.49150.50440.49730.40870.34930.28840.24580.23340.27740.30200.3106
u0.41740.33610.29220.25050.21390.18150.14060.13880.14790.14510.15260.19460.26060.30580.3515
v0.34100.35270.36270.36630.36690.36460.35610.33180.31300.28730.26680.26490.29730.31540.3257
L*42.4461.9769.5376.8576.9666.2056.0255.3856.0446.0037.1836.8349.8959.2150.62
a*56.7342.7424.263.65-17.25-32.66-49.61-44.08-33.49-23.45-11.277.6227.3443.3650.22
b*29.5147.2868.0372.2962.9743.7920.28-5.71-21.50-36.03-41.89-41.06-24.70-8.076.48
C*ab63.9463.7372.2272.3865.2954.6353.6044.4539.8042.9943.3841.7636.8444.1050.64